Dec. 2012 -- Gladiola Parker Moore
ScholarshipMy
nephew James E Moore and I, Sally Moore Koestler,
have established a scholarship at Chowan University
in honor of our mother and grandmother, Gladiola Parker Moore.

Gladioa Parker age 16

Gifts will go to worthy students, struggling to finance their way through
college.
Mama's struggle was monumental.
Contributions to the fund welcomed. These should be addressed to:
Office of Development Chowan University
Attn: Elizabeth Brown
One University Place
Murfreesboro, NC 27855
Memo line on check: Gladiola Parker Moore Scholarship.
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20 Sept 2012: James
Moore named to Historic Murfreesboro Commission

North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue has appointed James Elliott Moore to
the Historic Murfreesboro Commission. The purpose of the commission is to
acquire and preserve historic properties in Murfreesboro, to conduct
long-range planning for preservation and to carry out programs related to
these purposes. James was born in Ahoskie in 1954 and grew up on the nearby
family farm Maple Lawn. He attended Chowan University, where he received the
A.A. degree in 1974. From there he went on to the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was awarded the B.A. in history in 1976
and M.S.L.S. in 1977. After working in public libraries for four years, he
entered the civil service as an Army librarian intern at Fort Monroe,
Virginia in 1981. During a career stretching over thirty years, he has
worked in libraries at Fort Monroe, Virginia; Fort Bragg, North Carolina;
Fort Rucker, Alabama; Camp Darby, Italy; NATO Support Activity in Brussels,
Belgium and Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Since February, 2000 he has been the
director of the Robert F. Sink Memorial Library at Fort Campbell. He has a
lifelong passion for local history and historic preservation. While in
graduate school, he wrote thirty-five sketches for "The Dictionary of North
Carolina Biography" edited by the historian William S. Powell. Moore is a
life member of the Murfreesboro Historical Association and vice-president of
the of the Montgomery County (TN) Historical Society and treasurer for the
Clarksville-Montgomery County Arts and Heritage Development Council. He was
appointed to the Board of Visitors for Chowan University in 2011. James
lives in Clarksville, Tennessee with Sean Hogan, also a librarian, and their
dogs Bosco and Bama. James and Sean are active at Trinity Episcopal Church
and serve on the Advisory Council for the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in
Nashville. They also participate in the Tennessee Library Association and
Nashville Cares. James pursues a variety of interests including genealogy,
Baroque architecture, grand opera, Anglican church history and collecting
antique silver. His ultimate goal is to retire to a villa in Tuscany with an
unlimited supply of books and gin.

July 2011 - The Family
History and Genealogy Fair was a success - here are a few pictures by Cathy
Spruill of the occasion

Sally and James working with some of the folks
Buck and Becky Carter from Powellsville

before and after paintings of Hope Plantation by artist
Francis Speight
painting of Francis Speight by his wife Sarah Blakeslee

John and Agusta Daniel from Rocky Mount
Kati Molly Urquhart. 's dog

Family
History and Genealogy Fair, Roanoke Chowan Heritage Center, Hope House Road,
Windsor, North Carolina
Friday and Saturday, July 29 and 30, 2011 "Blood's Thicker Than Water"
I will be making presentations on both days. Hope to
see you there, Sally

Campaign
for Painting -- Chowan University is conducting a campaign to purchase an
important Moore family heirloom.
The large painting "Sir Walter Raleigh Spreading His Cloak for Queen Elizabeth"
was done by one of the early art professors at Chowan Baptist Female Institute,
the precursor of Chowan University.
Ann Ward Moore (1834-1901) posed for the figure of the queen. Various
Murfreesboro citizens were used as models for the courtiers and the royal guard.
Ann James Ward was Chowan's first graduate in July 1853. Later that same year,
she married John Wheeler Moore. This painting embodied fully the Moore family's
love of all things English and its devotion to the history of North Carolina.
For generations it hung in the parlor at Maple Lawn. Sold out of the family in
the 1990's the painting has changed hands several times in recent years. Chowan
University has an agreement with the present owner to purchase this iconic
object for $15,000. If you would like to aid this cause, please make a check
payable to "Chowan University" and add "Ann Ward Moore painting" on the memo
line. Mail to Office of Development, One University Place, Chowan University,
Murfreesboro, NC 27855. For further information contact John Tayloe,
vice-president for development at
taylo1@chowan.edu or by phone at 255-398-1232.

note: the painting has been completely paid for.....Thanks
everyone!

note-- this painting was painted in the 1850's -- when
Ann Ward Moore and John Wheeler Moore were living in their mansion located on
what is now part of the campus of CU

Ann Ward as Queen Elizabeth detail
residents of Murfreesboro were used as models for all the people pictured
photo by Cathy Spruill

Painting was in special exhibit of art Nov 2000
by the students and professors of Chowan College 1848-1901
Pictured with the painting, Sally Koestler and nephew, James E. Moore
photo by Cathy Spruill

Pleasant Grove Baptist Church is having a good
old-fashioned homecoming on October 3, 2010.

Dr.
Godwin Cotten Moore who was the founder who gave the land for the church which
is one mile from Mulberry Grove. - the descendants of all the early
members are invited - Homecoming worship will begin at 10:30 a.m. They
have special seating for us so please let them know that you are a descendant of
Dr. Moore. Following the worship service, lunch will be served on the
grounds. RSVP
francesrevans@yahoo.com .

below
some of the family of Dr G C Moore who attended or participated in the program
on October 3, 2010

Confederate grave marker for
Gaston Rayner
(1839-1884) will be dedicated Saturday morning, September 11, 2010, at the
Falls Ranch in far eastern Kimble County, Texas. The event will be open to
the public, and a meal hosted by James and Dixie Gartrell
(owners of the Falls Ranch) will follow the program.

- 4
Aug, 07 - Julia Short Raynor, 98, died Saturday, August 4, 2007 at Highland
House of Fayetteville. buried in Ahoskie Cemetery August 7. [widow of James
William Raynor II of Powellsville]

-
12 May, 07 - 50th Reunion of the Chowan College Class of 1957 - we attended the
graduation ceremonies at Chowan University and then were treated to dinner and a
great get together for the old classmates of '57.

the classmates who attended the festivities

-Sept 13, '06 - The public was invited by Dr. Benjamin F.
Speller, Jr., President of the Historic Hope Foundation, to join him in a
conversation with Genealogist Sally Moore Koestler at the RoanokeChowanHeritageCenter, September 13, 2006 at 5:30 p.m.

-Sept 6, '06 - 30 or so members of the
Moore clan descended on Murfreesboro to help Chowan
College "morph" into Chowan University. Then after the convocation
we were treated to a luncheon by the new University. The group then gathered at
the old Historical Association,
where James E Moore presented a seminar about the family's history and
connection to the Wheeler House. A surprise birthday celebration for Robbie
Pierce was held. [son of John Wheeler Pierce] Then most of our party toured the
Wheeler House. A great time was had by all.

- March 31 - April 1, '06 - the
Murfreesboro Historical Association is sponsoring a living history event - A Civil War Reenactment on Broad Street - Union
soldiers will portray camp life at the Hertford Academy, and Confederate
soldiers will take over the grounds of the Wheeler House. - also enjoy a
candlelight tour showcasing the Wheeler House.

Recent deaths in the family:
- on the 9 May 2005 at age 35, William Abner Holloman, son of Jane and
Bob
- on the 15 March 2005 John Milton Hickey of Virginia Beach, husband of
Betty Pierce Hickey
- on the 28 Feb 2005 Fred Rhea Lassiter of Gates Co NC, husband of
Evelyn Rountree Lassiter

-
Sally's hard disk crashed 19 Jan 05 and had to be replaced. I lost a lot
of files.
-
Sally is now back at home recovering from a complete [right] knee
replacement surgery on Nov 2, 2004.
so write again if I have been slow in responding to your messages.
11/11/04

- Sally went to Salt Lake
City with the Texas Research Ramblers Oct 17-24, 2004.